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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicPayal Kapadia

Topic: Payal Kapadia

Indian films shine at Asian Film Awards. All We Imagine As Light is Best Film, Santosh wins 2 honours

Heena Fatima -
The 18th edition of the Asian Film awards was held Sunday in Hong Kong. Shahana Goswami won the Best Actress award for Santosh. All We Imagine As Light was nominated in 6 categories.

Payal Kapadia Cannes win starts new debate—who really produced ‘All We Imagine as Light’?

Tina Das -
The question of whether the NFDC was a co-producer is now part of a heated debate. The film does not mention the Government of India or NFDC anywhere.

Influencers aren’t the best ‘Indian representation’ at Cannes. Filmmakers are

Triya Gulati -
Even if fashion was a core feature of Cannes, Indian influencers failed at that too. No one, barring Nancy Tyagi, was able to turn heads on the red carpet.

Malayali nurses, NRI husband, Muslim lover—Payal Kapadia’s Cannes film is personal & political

Tina Das -
All We Imagine As Light isn't Payal Kapadia's first Cannes win. She won the Oeil d’Or award for best documentary film in 2021 for A Night of Knowing Nothing.

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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